Martin Réway doesn’t skate. He glides around with a pair of skates on his feet.
This has been my impression from the time I began paying attention to his exploits but even more so after having watched him play in person. For some, that can be interpreted as laziness, but to me he is almost always open for a pass, and by not skating he doesn’t draw attention to himself in the way a player in constant motion does, and his offensive awareness usually has him moving to the right place.
I got the chance to have a one-on-one chat with Réway after the Swiss NLA game between Zurich and Fribourg-Gottéron thanks to two great ambassadors for their clubs: Mr.